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Silver Needle, White Peony and Shou Mei: A Guide to White Tea Styles and Flavours
Featured ArticleDecember 2024 · 8 minutes

Silver Needle, White Peony and Shou Mei: A Guide to White Tea Styles and Flavours

White tea is not simply a matter of being “new” or “aged”. From Silver Needle and White Peony to Shou Mei, the proportion of buds and leaves, harvest season, growing region and craftsmanship all affect aroma, mouthfeel and how many infusions the tea will yield. This article offers a clear introductory guide to white tea.

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The Beauty of Aged White Tea: Time, Aroma and Storage
Aged White Tea7 minutes

The Beauty of Aged White Tea: Time, Aroma and Storage

The appeal of aged white tea lies in the flavour shaped by time and storage conditions together. As white tea gradually transforms with age, it may develop different layers, such as jujube and aged aromas; alongside the year, its origin and storage are also worth examining.

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Korean Tea Ceremony (Darye): A Different Expression of Eastern Tea Elegance
Korean tea ceremony6-minute read

Korean Tea Ceremony (Darye): A Different Expression of Eastern Tea Elegance

For many people, Eastern tea ceremony is synonymous with either the Japanese tea ceremony or Chinese tea arts. Yet the Korean tea ceremony (다례), with its distinctive aesthetic philosophy and refined sense of ritual, offers another expression of Eastern elegance.

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Jingdezhen Blue-and-White Porcelain: The Highest Expression of Tea Ceremony Aesthetics
Teaware Aesthetics5 minutes

Jingdezhen Blue-and-White Porcelain: The Highest Expression of Tea Ceremony Aesthetics

“White as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, resonant as a chime” — Jingdezhen blue-and-white porcelain has become the highest symbol of Chinese tea ceremony aesthetics through its distinctive artistic allure. A finely crafted blue-and-white porcelain gaiwan is not merely a vessel for brewing tea, but a work of art in motion.

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TEA+M™: Why Are More and More Hong Kong Businesses Choosing Tea Arts Team Building?
Corporate tea culture6-minute read

TEA+M™: Why Are More and More Hong Kong Businesses Choosing Tea Arts Team Building?

In Hong Kong’s fast-paced business environment, corporate Team Building activities often become mere formalities. Reborn Tea’s TEA+M™ corporate tea arts team-building experience, however, draws on the rituals and philosophical wisdom of the tea ceremony to offer businesses a genuinely meaningful way to bring teams together.

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Teaware practice in a quiet Japanese-style tea room
The Way of Matcha7 minutes

An Introduction to the Way of Matcha: Mastering Matcha Aesthetics, Step by Step, from Selecting the Tea to Preparing It

The way of matcha is one of the most representative forms of Japanese tea culture. From selecting Uji matcha to learning how to use the tea whisk, every detail embodies a profound aesthetic philosophy. This article guides you step by step into the world of matcha aesthetics.

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Flowering tea unfurling in a glass cup, with light on the liquor and teaware
Tea practice and wellbeing8 minutes

Tea Ceremony Through the Five Senses: How Can Tea Tasting Reawaken Our Awareness?

Modern city dwellers live under sustained pressure, and their senses can become dulled. Reborn Tea’s tea ceremony experience through the five senses guides participants to rediscover life’s subtle pleasures through sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing.

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The Philosophy of Tea9 minutes

Cultivating the Mind Through Tea: How Can the Way of Tea Become a Spiritual Practice for Modern City Dwellers?

In the Zen Buddhist tradition, “tea and Zen are one” is the most profound expression of the spirit of the tea ceremony. For people living in modern cities, the tea ceremony is not merely a way of drinking tea, but also a spiritual practice that can be woven into everyday life.

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Hong Kong’s New Wave of Tea Culture: From Hong Kong-Style Milk Tea to the Finest Tea Experiences
Hong Kong Tea Culture6-minute read

Hong Kong’s New Wave of Tea Culture: From Hong Kong-Style Milk Tea to the Finest Tea Experiences

Hong Kong people’s relationship with tea has long been woven into every corner of daily life. From Hong Kong-style milk tea in neighbourhood cha chaan tengs to refined tea experiences in high-end tea houses, Hong Kong is undergoing a profound transformation in its tea culture.

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Hong Kong’s Best Tea Arts Workshops: The Complete Guide for 2025
Hong Kong Tea Culture10 minutes

Hong Kong’s Best Tea Arts Workshops: The Complete Guide for 2025

With tea arts workshops increasingly available in Hong Kong, how do you choose the experience that suits you best? This article offers a comprehensive guide to the different kinds of tea arts workshops in Hong Kong, including Korean tea ceremony, white tea tasting, aged white tea and the way of matcha, to help you make a more suitable choice.

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Wilderness-Grown White Tea and Aged White Tea: Understanding Quality Through Origin, Age and Storage
White Tea Specialisation12 minutes

Wilderness-Grown White Tea and Aged White Tea: Understanding Quality Through Origin, Age and Storage

Wilderness-grown white tea and aged white tea are often wrapped in stories by the market, but what is truly worth understanding is whether origin, raw material, craftsmanship, age and storage all support one another. This article offers a practical approach to tasting and choosing tea.

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Korean Tea Ceremony Practitioner Certification Course in Hong Kong: A Complete Application Guide
Korean tea ceremony9 minutes

Korean Tea Ceremony Practitioner Certification Course in Hong Kong: A Complete Application Guide

Interested in studying for the Korean Tea Ceremony Practitioner Certification in Hong Kong? This article guides you through the course content, examination requirements and points to confirm before applying, helping you prepare to study Korean tea culture further.

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